2018 U24 Day 2 Recap

Official U24 WFDF commentator, Rob Swan, rounds up the action on the second day of play. Teams have their legs under them and are now pushing hard to make bracket play.

MIXED

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Day 2 saw play go mostly as expected, with wins usually going to the favourites. Singapore got a universe point win over India, setting the stage for a very tight pool B.

Pool A

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USA 15 - 8 GB

GB 15 - 3 Colombia

Denmark 11 - 14 Hong Kong

Colombia 15 - 9 China

USA 15 - 1 Hong Kong

Germany 15 - 10 Denmark

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Pool B

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New Zealand 14 - 11 Malaysia

Australia 11 - 13 Japan

Singapore 13 - 12 India

Japan 15 - 2 New Zealand

Canada 15 - 3 Singapore

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WOMEN'S​

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The women's format is a round robin all the way until the final day, when the top 4 go straight to semis and play the final in the afternoon. Australia had a universe point win over Japan in a thrilling match, while the rest of the division went largely as expected. Singapore is looking strong, but standings are far from decided.

Round Robin

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Germany 15 - 7 Austria

Australia 15 - 4 Phillipines

Canada 15 - 4 Singapore

Colombia 15 - 7 New Zealand

Japan 15 - 7 GB

USA 15 - 4 Colombia

Canada 15 - 9 Germany

New Zealand 9 - 15 Singapore

Austria 11 - 9 Phillipines

Japan 13 - 14 Australia

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MEN'S

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Day 2 in the men's division looked close, with some interesting results. Australia showed incredible strength against traditional contenders Canada, but were unable to overcome an early deficit in the afternoon against Germany. USA is dominant in Pool A, but the second place is far from determined.

Pool A

USA 15 - 6 Colombia

New Zealand 7 - 15 Colombia

New Zealand 12 - 15 Singapore

USA 15 - 4 Singapore

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Pool B

Canada 4 - 15 Australia

Canada 15 - 3 Philippines

Germany 15 - 6 Philippines

Germany 15 - 12 Australia

Pool C

Austria 15 - 4 Chinese Taipei

Japan 13 - 14 Italy

Japan 15 - 3 Chinese Taipei

Austria 7 - 15 Italy

Pool D

GB 15 - 6 Switzerland

Ireland 15 - 0 China

GB 15 - 2 China

Ireland 15 - 7 Switzerland

Day 3 Schedule​

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Streams (in local Perth time):

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9am - Japan v Malaysia - Mixed

11am - Phillipines v Singapore - Women's

1pm - Switzerland v China - Men's

3pm - Japan v Canada - Women's

5pm - TBD - Men's (Power Pool)​

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Best Watch:

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Japan v Canada Women's

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Japan and Canada are two of the stronger teams in the division, and with Japan having lost to Australia today, they will need a win to be certain of a semi finals spot. Canada will be looking to continue a winning streak against the defending champions.